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Wouldn’t it be wonderful if a “fountain of youth” really existed? Well maybe it does. In fact, many people are looking and feeling younger than they have in years, just by making changes they may have never dreamed of before.

Did you know that “going green” could be the best anti-aging regime you could invest in? Most traditional skin, hair, and personal care products are loaded with suspected toxic ingredients that have been linked to everything from weight gain, nausea, dizziness, eczema, to headaches and more, but are also believed to act as endocrine disruptors, neurotoxins and even carcinogens.

Not only that, but many of the anti-aging creams people slather on their skin every day have powerful active ingredients that pull those toxins deeper into the tissue, which can cause much more damage.

But don’t panic, there’s a simple solution: buy organic!

That’s right. Organic products not only eliminate those dangerous ingredients, they also naturally add at least 40% more antioxidants to formulations. If you want to look younger, adding more antioxidants is the place to start, as they will work internally and externally to repair damage to the cells, which can otherwise cause you to age faster.

The same goes for the foods you eat. When you eat chemicals, your body is bound to experience side effects. Just read a label on a can of pesticide. Do the warnings sound yummy? Hardly.

Next time you hope for the fountain of youth, just remember, it’s closer than you think. It’s about eliminating the toxins and increasing the nutrients, inside and out! That’s it! Going green makes sense.

Brought to you by Laurie & Tiffany of Nature’s Knockout, a mother/daughter, celebrity make-up & hair team, passionate about empowering others to go green. At age 23, Tiffany was diagnosed with a crippling autoimmune disease, which led them to intense research to find answers. Through it, they realized the power of living green. Encouraged by amazing results, and overwhelmed by the epidemic of autoimmune disease, diabetes and cancer, they had to get the word out, and thus, Nature’s Knockout was launched. A passion with a purpose. http://www.naturesknockout.com/

One more way to join the movement to reduce plastic bag usage...Washable Produce Bags!

No more plastic bags in the produce aisle or the refrigerator.  Take the produce bags with you when you visit the food market (along with reusable shopping bags, of course), and place your organic produce in them.  To keep the food market, farmer's market, or garden produce fresher longer, place the bags directly in the refrigerator.

Washable Produce Bags are also:

• Reusable
• Made from recycled material
• Machine washable
• Dry quickly
• Store easily
• Durable
• Economical
• Reversible
• And the packaging is also a bag!

Keeping your greens....well, GREEN!

Learn more about Stacy Walters, RKT at www.fittogarden.com

Melanie is 15 years old and her doctor just told us that she will not live to see her 18th birthday. Mel had a case or Rheumatic Fever which now resulted in Rheumatic Heart Disease. Though the incidence of rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease is low in the United States, it continues to be the leading cause of cardiovascular death during the first five decades of life in the developing world.

Melanie Serbano was born on July 18th 1995 in a small province in the Philippines. She has five siblings. Three of them are ages 8, 7 and 5. Melanie's mom is a housekeeper and her dad is a sugar cane farmer, but there wasn't enough income to support her family. In 6th grade, Mel dropped out of school to get a job. She took odd jobs like house keeping and babysitting to bring food on the table for her sisters. With the recent Rheumatic Fever attack, Mel is now in need of daily pain medication, heart failure medication, monthly antibiotic injections and continuous medical care for the rest of her life. We are trying to raise funds for Mel's immediate medical needs for heart testing and to secure her daily and monthly medications. Your donation will save her life.

We have a very small goal of only $2,000 with this fundraiser. We are reaching out to ask for help to Heal Mel's Heart and Save Her Life. 

Please feel free to share her link on your facebook, twitter or share her donation widget. We thank you from the bottom of my hearts for any help you can give.